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enLocking up Mothers and Childrenhttp://mcc.org/stories/locking-mothers-children
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>“I cannot watch the boy die,” said Hagar as she left her son, Ishmael, under a bush (Gen. 21:16). They had been exiled and were wandering in the wilderness in search of a safe, new home. They had run out of water, and Hagar could not bear to watch her precious child die.</p>
<p>Hagar was a mother traveling with her young son, looking for refuge. Today, thousands of mothers with young children have arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border, similarly seeking refuge.</p></div></div></div>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 15:59:13 +0000joshuarussell2016 at http://mcc.orgIn the Grip of Denialhttp://mcc.org/stories/grip-denial
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<p>The U.S. Senate has finally acknowledged that climate change is real. On January 21, as part of the debate on the Keystone XL pipeline, the Senate passed an <a href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&amp;session=1&amp;vote=00010">amendment</a> by a vote of 98 to 1 stating, “It is the sense of the Senate that climate change is real and not a hoax.”</p></div></div></div></div>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 15:59:13 +0000joshuarussell1995 at http://mcc.orgCanned meat provided drought relief in Central Americahttp://mcc.org/stories/canned-meat-provided-drought-relief-central-america
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Central America faced its worst drought in 40 years in the summer of 2014 when an El Niño weather pattern affected the first growing season between May and August, causing widespread crop loss.</p>
<p>Governments in Guatemala and Honduras declared states of emergency. In Nicaragua, maize and beans crops were 75 percent less than the year before. The drought put more than 500,000 families in a vulnerable position because of lower yields and lost income, according to the European Commission.</p></div></div></div>Sat, 21 Feb 2015 23:55:27 +0000lindaespenshade1984 at http://mcc.orgMCC calls for donations for Iraqi, Syrian peoplehttp://mcc.org/stories/mcc-calls-donations-iraqi-syrian-people
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>AKRON, Pa. – As cold temperatures and snow add another layer of deprivation to Syrians and Iraqis who have fled their homes because of violence, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is renewing its call for donations to address their needs.</p>
<p>Many Iraqis who fled the Islamic State group last fall are staying in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, one of the coldest areas of Iraq in the mountains near Turkey.</p></div></div></div>Fri, 20 Feb 2015 19:43:02 +0000ednyce1983 at http://mcc.org2015: A year of heightened expectations http://mcc.org/stories/2015-year-heightened-expectations
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The end of the year often brings with it some combination of euphoria and anxiety, as we look back at disheartening moments and look ahead to new opportunities. As we transition to 2015, significant questions remain regarding the role and dignity of “developing” and “under-developed” countries in world politics.</p>
<p>In the U.S., there is a new Congress on Capitol Hill, with new policies and dynamics. Many countries who benefit from U.S. foreign assistance, including some African countries, look forward with heightened hope for increased food assistance.</p></div></div></div>Thu, 19 Feb 2015 14:13:24 +0000joshuarussell1975 at http://mcc.orgFresno youth fight against alcohol advertisinghttp://mcc.org/stories/fresno-youth-fight-against-alcohol-advertising
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><span>FRESNO, Calif. – 22 year-old Monica Silva spent her summer honing her leadership skills as she worked with youth at her church to fight the prevalence of alcohol advertising in their southeast Fresno, Calif., neighborhood.</span></p>
<p>The youth advocated for less advertising with a Fresno city councilman and talked directly to store owners who sell liquor about how to make their stores more family friendly. They also educated people about the correlation between increased violence and the amount of liquor stores in the community.</p></div></div></div>Thu, 19 Feb 2015 19:00:11 +0000krystalklaassen1977 at http://mcc.orgEchoes of a Colonial Legacy in Haitihttp://mcc.org/stories/echoes-colonial-legacy-haiti
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Black History Month provides an important opportunity to remember and reflect upon the United States’ troubling role in post-slavery Haiti. This role is still all-too-apparent today in U.S. interventionism in the island nation’s ongoing electoral crisis.</p></div></div></div>Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:10:33 +0000joshuarussell1972 at http://mcc.orgMy Coins Count songhttp://mcc.org/stories/my-coins-count-song
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>If you’re looking for a fun way for your family or church to get involved in MCC try collecting coins with the kids. You can make the collection a joyful event by singing this new song. Then donate the money to MCC to support relief, development and peacebuilding work around the world.</p>
<h3><strong>My Coins Count</strong></h3>
<p><em>by Les Gustafson-Zook</em></p>
<p><strong>Chorus:</strong></p></div></div></div>Thu, 12 Feb 2015 15:16:42 +0000jamesstuckeyweber1968 at http://mcc.orgWashington E-Memohttp://mcc.org/stories/washington-e-memo-1
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><em>February 10, 2015</em></p>
<p><strong>Prophetic Witness: 2014</strong></p>
<p>As the year 2014 drew to a close, numerous events should lead us to ask the fundamental question: “what kind of country are we?”</p>
<p>The current issue of the print <em>Washington Memo</em> newsletter takes us through these and other developments of the past year.</p>
<p>Through it all we are grateful for your faithfulness to God’s call to provide a prophetic witness on these matters of life and death for so many of God’s children.</p></div></div></div>Tue, 10 Feb 2015 19:07:57 +0000joshuarussell1960 at http://mcc.orgLike mother, like daughterhttp://mcc.org/stories/mother-daughter
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Gerry Loewen runs her fingers along a row of books and moves towards a clothing rack packed with sweaters and cardigans. She is explaining what sort of donations come in to the thrift shop when a customer approaches her.</p>
<p>He holds out a business card and tells his story. She listens patiently and once he’s finished asks if this is his first time visiting the shop. He answers yes.</p>
<p>“I hope you’ll come back again soon,” she says.</p>
<p>Gerry has managed the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) thrift shop on Selkirk Avenue in Winnipeg for nearly nine years.</p></div></div></div>Fri, 06 Feb 2015 18:58:34 +0000lindaespenshade1952 at http://mcc.org